As I was browsing the web looking for something alike, I found a similar approach. His implementation is different and he doesn’t replace the HOME directory by ‘~’.

Blinking cursor (update 20110304)

In MS-DOS, the cursor was a blinking underscore. Here is how to set it under Konsole: Settings -> Configure Profiles… -> Edit Profile… -> Advanced tab. Here, under the Cursor section, tick Blinking cursor and for cursor shape select “Underline”. Apply, OK. Close konsole and open a new instance.

Final touch (update 20110311)

To make it even better, let’s print some MS-DOS boot text when opening a new shell. Add these lines to the end of your ~/.bashrc file: